Enrique Pérez. Freelance Photographer.With a name that might be confused with the popular'mandarin 'or' diamond speckled Australia ', this beautiful bird that reaches a length of 11 cm, has good size and head shape ovate. The beak is short, conical and moderately wide at the base, deep coral red. The circular eyes, very dark are bordered by a red eye ring, while a short black band born in them to finish at the base of the peak. Face, neck and neck are gray dilute lead to white throat and cheeks. A black band across the upper chest and extends laterally from the sides, under the wings where is 'peppered' by lenticular lunar white, the rest of the chest, belly and infracoberteras flows are also a pure white tone. Back and wings apastelada hold uniformly brown coloration with red highlighting rump and purple also uppertail of the tail, which is shiny black.

No sex differences too net, although chest transverse black band is often wider in males.

They live free in many sides, outside the breeding season, shrubs and trees in areas near or adjacent to extensive savannas and grasslands or woodlands of southeastern Australia.

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